Leo Martin Bill (born 31 August 1980) is an English actor, best known for his role as James Brocklebank in the 2006 film The Living and the Dead, as well as The Fall, Alice in Wonderland, and the FX/BBC One drama series Taboo. He is son of actors Sheila Kelley and Stephen Bill.
Filmography Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2001 Gosford Park Jim2002 All or Nothing Young Man Two Men Went to War Private Leslie Cuthbertson 28 Days Later Private Jones 2003 LD 50 Lethal Dose Danny 2004 Vera Drake Ronny2005 Kinky Boots Harry Sampson These Foolish Things Garstin2006 The Living and the Dead James Brocklebank The Fall Orderly / Charles Darwin Loony in the Woods Bouffe 2007 Becoming Jane John Warren 2008 Me and Orson Welles Norman Lloyd 2010 Alice in Wonderland Hamish 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trinity2014 A Long Way Down Dr. Stephens Mr. Turner JE Mayall 2015 National Theatre Live: Hamlet Horatio 2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Hamish2018 Peterloo John Tyas In Fabric Reg Speaks2019 National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second Henry Bolingbroke Rare Beasts Pete 2021 Cruella Headmaster 2026 Supergirl Big Furry Gremlin
Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 1984 Eh Brian! It's a Whopper Paul 2 episodes 1991 ScreenPlay Michael Meeks Episode: "Broke"2002 Attachments Mat Episode: "The Domino Effect" Celeb Troy Bloke Series regular Crime and Punishment Drinker TV film2003 Midsomer Murders Darren Episode: "A Tale of Two Hamlets" Spooks Corporal Eric Woods Episode: "Strike Force" Canterbury Tales Terry Mini-series Eroica Ries TV film 2004 Messiah: The Promise Gerry White Mini-series2005 Silent Witness Richard Episode: "The Meaning of Death" A Very Social Secretary Flemming TV film2007 Jekyll Dave Mini-series Lead Balloon Garry Episode: "Idiot"2008 Sense and Sensibility Robert Ferrars Mini-series Ashes to Ashes Ryan Burns 1 episode 2009 Home Time Steve 3 episodes 2010 Doctor Who Pilot Episode:"A Christmas Carol"2013 Pramface Richard Episode: "The Edge of Hell" The Borgias Cardinal Costanzo 3 episodes The White Queen Reginald Bray Mini-series2017 Taboo Wilton Series regular Strike John Bristow Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling" 2018 The Long Song John Howarth Mini-series 2019 Keeping the Wolf Out Bertalan Lázár 2020 Hitmen The DJ Episode: "Dog" 2022 Becoming Elizabeth Henry Grey2023–2024 Funny Woman Tony Holmes Series regular
Theatre In 2010, he appeared as Alistair Ryle in Posh by Laura Wade at the Royal Court Theatre in London. In 2011, he played Charles Surface in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal at the Barbican Theatre, directed by Deborah Warner. In 2015, he appeared as Horatio in a production of Hamlet at the same venue, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role.
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result FilmRef. 2006 Fantastic Fest Best Actor The Living and the Dead
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